A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Part 24

[Footnote 113: _See note_ RR.]

REX HENRICUS s.e.xTUS. [1428-1429.]

Herry Barton, skynn', John Abbot. A^{o}. vij^{o}.

maior. Thomas Dufhous.

[Sidenote: The erle of Sar', S^{r}. Th' Mountagu, at the sege of Orlyons was sclayn with schot of a gonne.]

[Sidenote: The mordryng of a widewe be a fals Breton.]

[Sidenote: Here women maden an ende of the Breton.]

[Sidenote: The duke of Norfolk was in perille at London bregge.]

This same yere,[114] the iij day of Novembre, deyde the worshipfull Sire Thomas de Mountagu erle of Salisbury before Orlyons, thorugh schetyng of a gonne as he lay at the sege before the forseid cite; G.o.d have mercy on his sowle. Forthermore duryng that sege, at the begynnyng of Lenten neste folwynge, vii m^{l} of Frensshmen and mo with many a Scot fel upon oure men as they wente thiderward with vitailes be sydes a town that is called Yamvyll, where S^{r}. John Styward and his brother with mo than vij^{c} Scottes that thei were governours of, lighten a fote, and were sclayn every modir sone be S^{r}. John Fastolf, S^{r}. Thomas Rempston, and othere capitayns of oure syde, the whiche hadde nought pa.s.syng v^{c} fytynge men with them at all withoughte chartres; but Charles of Burbon and the b.a.s.t.a.r.d of Orlions, with alle the Frensshmen sittynge on horsbak seynge the governaunce, trussed them and wente away. Also a lytel before Witsonday nest folwynge, was the forsayd sege broken up be the duke of Launson and his power; and alle oure lordes and capitayns of the same sege disparpled, that is to say the erle of Suffolk and his brother, the lord Talbot, and the lord Scales with many mo, the whiche sone after were taken everych on at myschief. Furthermore, this same yere betwen Estren and Witsontyd a fals Breton mordred a wydewe in here bed, the whiche fond hym for alma.s.se withoughte Algate in the subbarbes of London, and bar awey alle that sche hadde, and afterward he toke socour of Holy Chirche at seynt Georges in Suthwerk; but at the laste he tok the crosse and forswore the kynges land; and as he wente hys way it happyd hym to come be the same place where he had don that cursed dede, and women of the same paryssh comen out with stones and canell dong, and there maden an ende of hym in the hyghe strete, so that he wente no ferthere notwithstondynge the constables and othere men also, whiche hadde hym undir governaunce to conduyt hym forward, for there was a gret companye of them, and hadde no mercy, no pyte. Also this same yere, the viij day of Novembre, the duke of Norfolk with many a gentilman squyer and yoman, tok his barge at seynt Marye Overeye betwen iiij and v of the belle ayens nyght, and purposyd to pa.s.se thorugh London bregge, where the forseid barge thorugh mysgovernaunce of steeryng, fill upon the pyles and overwhelvyd, the whiche was cause of spyllyng of many a gentilman and othere, the more ruthe was, but as G.o.d wolde, the duke hymself and too or iij othere gentylmen seenge that myschief, leped upon the pyles, and so were saved thorugh helpe of them that weren above the brigge, with castyng down of ropes.

[Footnote 114: _See note_ SS.]

REX HENRICUS s.e.xTUS. [1429-1431.]

Will'm Estfeld, m'c', m^{or}. Rauf Holand, drap'. A^{o}. viij^{o}.

Will' Russe, jueller.

[Sidenote: The coronacion of oure kyng.]

[Sidenote: The pucell de Dieu was take.]

[Sidenote: A wolle pakker a heretike.]

The same yere, upon seynt Leonardes day, the kyng Herry the vj^{te}, noughfully viij yere old, was crowned at Westm';[115] at whos coronacion was mad x.x.xv knyghtes; and on Seynt Georges day nest folwynge, afore noon, he pa.s.syd over the see to Caleys: also the xxiij day of May, after noon ayens nyght, before the town of Compigne, there was a woman taken armed in the feld, with many othere capitayns, the whiche was called _la pucelle de Dieu_, a fals wyche, for thorugh here power the dolphyn and alle oure adversaries trusted holy to have conquered ayen alle Fraunce, and nevere to an had the wers in place that sche hadde ben inne, for they helden here amonges them as for a prophetesse and a worthy G.o.ddesse. Also the same yere, aboughte Candelma.s.se, Richard Hunden, a wolle packer, was dampned as a fals heretyk and a lollard, and brent at the Tour hill, the whiche was of so large consciens that he wolde eten fleysh on Frydays.[116]

[Footnote 115: _See note_ TT.]

[Footnote 116: _See note_ UU.]

Nicholl Wotton. Rob't Large, m'c'. A^{o}. ix^{o}.

Walt' Chertesey.

[Sidenote: Lollard.]

[Sidenote: Lollardes.]

[Sidenote: Jakke Sharp a lollerd was behedyd at Abyndon.]

This same yere aboughte Mydlenten was S^{r}. Thomas Baggeley, prest and vyker of Mabenden in Ess.e.x, besyde Walden, dysgraded of his presthod and dampned as for an heretyk, and afterward brent in Smythfeld. Also the same yere, in somer, the kyng beynge in Fraunce with alle hise temperall lordes for the most partye, the lollardes, with manye mo othere that weren enclyned to there secte, casted billes aboughte in every good town in Engelond, and purposed for to have made a rysyng and distroyed Holy Chirche and the reaume; but, thanked be Almyghty G.o.d, there falsnesse and there treson was sone aspyed and distroyed; for on William Maundevyll, sum tyme a wever of Abendon, and bailly of the town, that called hymself Jakke Sharp of Wygemoresland in Walys, and schulde a ben chief mayster of them alle, was taken at Oxenford, and hedyd at the seid toun of Abyndon, on Tuesday in Whitson wyke, with many mo of his felas, and in many mo othere places of the reaume also.

REX HENRICUS s.e.xTUS. [1431-1433.]

John Welles, groc', maior. John Atherley. A^{o}. x^{mo}.

Stephan Broun.

[Sidenote: Kyng Herry was crowned kyng of Fraunce.]

This same yere, the xvj day of Decembre, G beynge the dominical lettre, kyng Herry the vj^{te} was crowned kyng of Fraunce at Parys, in the chirche of Notre Dame, with gret solempnyte and rialte; and anoon after he turned ayen into Engelond, and landed at Dovorr the ix day of Feverer', and come to London the xxj day of the same month, where he was ryally resceyved, alle the craftes rydynge ayens hym all in white.

John P'ueys, drap'. John Olneye, m'c'. A^{o}. xj^{mo}.

John[117] Pattesley, jueler.

[Footnote 117: "Robert" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Sidenote: Soudeors were arest.]

[Sidenote: The regent of Fraunce was wedd.]

[Sidenote: Sowdeors of Caleys were banschyd and some ded.]

This same yere the duke of Bedford regent of Fraunce com to Caleys the Tuesday before Estre day;[118] and in the morwe after the sowdeours were arested and put into warde: and in the Estre woke the forsaid regent rood into Picardie to Tyrywe, and there the bysshop of Tyrewyn dede wedde the regent to the erles doughter of Seynt Poule; and whanne they were weddyd he com to Caleys ageyn: and the xj day of Jun, on seynt Barnabe day, were foure sowdeours of Caleys beheded; that is for to sey, John Maddeley, John Lunday, Thomas Palmere, and Thomas Talbot; and v score and x banshyd that same tyme, and before that tyme were banshyd vj score; and so on Midsomer-even after com the regent and his lady to London, that faire citee.

[Footnote 118: _See note_ XX.]

REX HENRICUS s.e.xTUS. [1433-1435.]

John Brokle, drap', Thom's Chalton, m'c'. A^{o}. xij^{mo}.

m'. John Lynge, drap'.

[Sidenote: The Lollardes of Prake were distroyed.]

[Sidenote: A gret frost durynge xj wokes.]

This same yere,[119] aboughte Whitsondtyd, the lollardes of Prage were distroyd, for at too jorneys there were sclayn of them mo thanne xx^{ti} m^{l} with there cheveteynes; that is for to sey, P'copins, Shaphoo, and Lupus, P'sbit; and there also was taken onlyve Maister Piers clerk of Engelond, and an Englyssh heretyk and enemye to all Holy Chirche. Also this same yere was a gret frost and a strong, lastynge more than xj wokes, for it dured fro seynt Kateryne even unto seynt Scolastyce day the virgyne, in Feverer.

[Footnote 119: _See note_ YY.]

Rob't Otle, groc', Th' Bernewell, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.

m'. Simon Eyre.

[Sidenote: A trete for pees betuen Engelond and Fraunce.]

[Sidenote: The duk of Burgoyn was sworn]

[Sidenote: of whiche oth he was a.s.soyled of a cardynall.]

This same yere[120] in hervest tyme, at the citee of Aras, there was a gret counseill and a strong, to trete for the pees betwen Engelond and Fraunce, of manye a gret lord both sp'uelx and temperelx, but as it is seyn ofte tyme that undir tretys is treson, so was it there; for the duke of Burgoyne that was sworn upon G.o.des by sacred, to be good and trewe to the kyng of Engelond and hise successores, there, of a cardinall that was callyd cardinall of Crouche, unwetynge the holy fadyr the pope, was asoyled of that othe to holde with oure adversarye the dolphyn, that hadde mordred his owne fadyr before tyme. Also this same yere the kyng of Aragon, the kyng of Navare, and the Maister of seynt James, with iij c knyghtes and squyers and mo, were taken in the see of Jauneys, upon seynt Domynyk day.

[Footnote 120: _See note_ ZZ.]

REX HENRICUS s.e.xTUS. [1435-1436.]

Herry Frowyk, Thom's Catworth. A^{o}. xiiij^{mo}.